Jaquelyn Villalba GSA 2020 1532B Final.pdf (1.68 MB)
Interactions between the 18-wheeler gene and X-chromosome linked genes affect salivary gland development in Drosophila melanogaster
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posted on 2020-04-24, 15:44 authored by Jaquelyn Villalba, Elizabeth EldonThe 18-wheeler (18w) gene found in Drosophila
melanogaster directs epithelial cell migration during embryonic development
and affects salivary gland morphogenesis. Homozygous 18w mutant embryos have
abnormal salivary glands. To identify genes interacting with 18w during
epithelial organ development we utilize the observation that embryos
heterozygous both for 18w and for a gene that interacts with 18w
produce defective salivary glands.